Black Horse by Veronica Blake

Author:Veronica Blake
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction
Publisher: Dorchester Publishing

Chapter Fourteen

Meadow lay as quiet as possible while she waited for the right moment to make her escape. For the past couple of days, she had been playing a dangerous charade. The first day they had arrived in the Blackfoot village, she had been incredibly ill. She remembered nothing more than being in terrible pain, and running a fever that kept her drifting in and out of consciousness for most of the day and into the night. As she had slowly regained consciousness, she had been careful not to let anyone else know that she was aware of her surroundings.

An older Blackfoot woman called Bear Woman had been tending to her injuries, and the knowledgeable manner in which she had banded Meadow’s broken ribs kept the pain to a minimum. Since the Blackfoot language was similar to Sioux, Meadow had understood enough of what the woman said to know that her fever was probably the result of one of her broken ribs poking something inside of her.

She had heard the old woman telling the warrior who had kidnapped her that she might not survive if she didn’t regain consciousness soon. Even in her groggy state, Meadow realized that as long as her captor believed her to be near death, she was safe from him. Pretending to be unconscious had not only allowed her more time to heal inside, it had also given her time to form a plan.

She knew her chances of escape were slim, especially since she would have to be extremely careful not to cause more harm to herself. Because of the extent of her injuries, she knew there would be no room for error in her plan to get away from here. She also knew that she would have to make her escape soon. She could not pretend to be unconscious too much longer. The old woman was wise, and this morning she had leaned over Meadow and mumbled, “Your fever is gone, white eyes. What makes you sleep so long? Are you trying to trick me?”

There were a few times when Bear Woman left her alone, and when she did leave the tepee, the warrior who had done this to her usually came and sat by her side. Sometimes he seemed truly sorry for injuring her, yet at other times he seemed to be filled with so much anger and pain. Even though he believed her to be unconscious, he came and sat beside her and spoke to her as if they were old friends.

But his words made no sense. He talked of how he had to have revenge for the terrible things that were done to someone called Shy Deer. It was the only way he could save face among his people. He told Meadow that she could not die, because then his revenge would never be complete. His anguish was evident in his voice when he talked about Shy Deer. Meadow guessed that she was his wife, but she was puzzled as to why he felt she no longer loved him.

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